A network that does not fail is a fiction
I understand your point, but even if you have experience with vendors first you need to read the technical paper before making any decision about which vendor is the best in certain scenarious. Equiments become outdated very easy and sometimes there is not enough time to test or have experience with all the vendors. When two vendors have equipments with similar characteristics in terms of technical specifications, we request a test for each vendor in order to verify that what they are telling is true. If they are lying, this can means a penalty for several years or a loss of any possible contract that can involve millions of dollars. So, if Anyone have had experience with more than one vendor, it should be good a short explanation about why vendor A is better than vendor B and viceversa. I think that just mentioning the name is not enough.
Mike
For shure before making decisions you have to read technical docks to compare, but most of issues appear during everyday work. As an example, once E/// sold outdoor units with the hardware bug, whole lote of equipment came with this bug
A network that does not fail is a fiction
First of all, you can't just simplify things and ask which MW equipment is the best. Best for what exactly? Which car is the best? You'll get million different answers, all of them correct. (OK, we all know that the best car is a company car)
Second, according to the decision-makers, best MW equipment is the one that is cheapest. Who cares about some stupid technical specifications, characteristics, failure rates, after-sale support, etc. Once management & procurement guys decide, it is up to the tech department to get in line with this decision and don't bother anyone with some stupid tests and trials. This belongs to the past now.
So the best MW vendor is the cheapest one. Till another one gets even cheaper and worse components and does a cost reduction.
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